Race a Yamaha Buggy for FREE…No Kidding!
If you haven't noticed as of late, the crew in blue from across the ocean blue (damn, we are poets eh?!) has been slowly making inroads into the snowmobile racing scene over the past few seasons. Oh yeah, the joint venture with Arctic Cat hasn't hurt things either. Just look to the western hill climbs where Yamaha has went...
Malinoski Calls It Quits…Looks to Manage
We could see the writing on the wall, or was it on the clutch guard? No matter, we got word this summer that pro snocross racer Robbie Malinoski is going to hang up that sweat soaked #11 helmet for good. The kid from Saskatchewan has raced all four brands in the snocross world, and even earned big blue the...
2015 First Burn – Our Take Yamaha Viper XTX LE
Following the formula they have used the past few seasons, Yamaha showed up at Snow Shoot with bevy of factory approved boosted buggies in a variety of track lengths. Unlike the past few years, where the added power was stuffed into the Nytro chassis, this year we got to sample the added goodness of turbo charging in the new...
2015 First Burn – Our Take Polaris AXYS Chassis
The crew from Roseau told us 93% of the platform on the new Rush and Switchback models is new, and aside from claims of being better in nearly every way, a host of impressive ideas in the name of service access, belt/plug holder, LED lighting, and high tech LCD gauge package with integrated GPS has been thrown into the...
2015 First Burn – Our Take Ski-Doo RAS 2 Suspension
When the Valcourt crew introduced the rMotion rear suspension geometry a few years back, they set a new bar for a rear suspension compliance that was both plush in the chatter, yet worked equally as well in the rough with very little adjustment needed. What this did was forced the RAS front suspension to at times get overwhelmed by...
2015 First Burns – Our Take Arctic Cat Pantera
What do you get when you pair a smooth and powerful engine with a chassis that’s the epitome of versatile? The long standing Pantera name from the Cat camp returns in 2015 in one all out luxury offering, serving up a new level of functionality for two up riding, long range fuel capacity, and a sleeper sled for one...
REALLY NEW SLEDS FOR 2015 – THE ULTIMATE DO IT ALL BOONDOCKER?
By now you've seen all the market hype on the latest new models from Arctic Cat, Polaris, Ski-Doo and Yamaha. Heck you've probably even read a few quips from our competitors who love to blow smoke and let everyone know how this model year is a true game changer or paradigm shift. Well fah get about it! While we...
VIDEO – Crazy Snocross Perspective with ISOC Pro-Lite Hot Shoe Andrew Carlson
Had to share this crazy POV video from our friends at Carlson Motorsports...Check It. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s); if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Post by Carlson Motorsports.
We Ride Old School to the World’s Largest Vintage Event – The Waconia Ride In
It was the year of all things Yamaha at the world's largest vintage snowmobile event, the Waconia Ride In, and we invited Yamaha brass to ride with us on the growing WOBLE ride. While it's only a mere 35-miles from start to finish, Yamaha's Rob Powers and our own Matt Clark learn about the challenges of riding old school....
2015 Yamaha Mountain Sleds in Action
On the heels of yesterday's launch of the 2015 snowmobile models from Yamaha, here's how the new mountain buggies look in full-color action.
